Combined shipping carton and display rack for mops and similar goods



Nov. 8, 1955 R. E. PAIGE 2,723,026

COMBINED SHIPPING CARTON AND DISPLAY RACK FOR MOPS AND SIMILAR GOODS Filed June 11, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

R/C/rflRD E. PAIGE Nov. 8, 1955 R. E. PAIGE 2,723,026

COMBINED SHIPPING CARTON AND DISPLAY RACK. FOR MOPS AND SIMILAR GOODS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 11, 1955 INVENTOR.

. PA/GE HTTORA/[f United States Patent COMBINED SHIPPING CARTON AND DISPLAY RACK FOR MOPS AND SIMILAR GOODS Richard E. Paige, N ew York, N. Y.

Application June 11, 1953, Serial No. 360,975

4 Claims. (Cl. 206-4512) This invention relates to a'combined shipping carton and display rack for mops, brooms and similar goods.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a combined shipping carton and display rack for mops, brooms and similar goods in which the mops can be easily placed in the carton for shipment, and wherein for later display purposes the carton can be severed into sections which will be folded upon one another and retained by an enclosed rack and connecting member, slid into the open sections to hold them together and provide thereby a display rack into which the handles of the mops or the like are extended for support with the mop ends being displayed.

It is another object of the invention to provide in a combined shipping carton and display rack a connecting member for holding cut sections of the carton together which serves also to provide holes for receiving the handles of the mops and the like to support the same and wherein the connecting member has the holes at two elevations so that the mops are held in the upright positions by the connecting member and without need for support in Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view of the assembled folded carton sections and the connecting and rack member with mops disposed therein.

Referring now to the figures, it will be apparent that the carton or tubular box is formed from a struck blank indicated generally at 10 in Fig. 4 made from corrugated paper board. This blank and the carton has a front panel 11 having top and bottom closure flaps 12 and 13. On one side of the front panel 11, there is foldably connected along a fold line 15 a side panel 16 having top and bottom struck flaps 17 and 18. A back panel 19 is foldably connected on the side panel 16 along a fold line 19' and has top and bottom struck closure flaps 20 and 21. Another side panel 22 is foldably connected to the rear panel 19 on a fold line 23 and has struck top and bottom closure flaps 24 and 25. The top closure flaps 12, 17, 20 and 24 are respectively foldable along fold lines 26, 27, 28 and 29. The bottom flaps 13, 18, 21 and are respectively foldable along fold lines 31, 32, 33 and the bottom of the carton sections in order to brace the lower ends of the handles.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a combined shipping carton and display rack which is ofnsimple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of pieces, easy to fold-and shape, compact, of pleasing appearance and eflicient in use.

For other objects and a better understanding of the inventiomreference may be had to thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure. 1 is a. perspective view of the combined shipping carton and display rack arranged as a shipping carton bearing the several mops and with portion-s of the carton broken away at the top and bottom thereof to show the displacement of the mops within the carton;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the combined carton and display rack taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cut blank from which the carton is formed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cut blank from which the connecting and display rack member is formed;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the connecting and display rack member having its parts folded together and connected and shaped to fit the severed and folded sections of the carton;

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the carton after it has been cut on three sides and with the top severed section being folded down;

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the severed sections of the carton folded upon one another and with illustration being made as to the manner in which the connecting and rack member is inserted into the open ends of the severed sections of the carton to provide the display rack;

To form the carton or tubular box, the blank 10 is folded on the fold lines 15, 19 and 23 to bring the front panel 11 over the rear panel 19. A free edge 35 on the front panel 11 is joined with a free edge 36 on the side panel 22 by a fabric adhesive tape 37 in the manner as shown in Fig. 1.

The bottom closure flaps 13, 18, 21 and 25 are folded inwardly along their respective fold lines with the side panel closure flaps 18 and 25 lying under the front and rear panel closure flaps 13 and 21. The bottom closure flaps 13 and 21 are connected together by an adhesive tape 38, the ends of which are adhered to the side panels 16 and 22. Mops 39 having handles 40 are thereafter assembled in the carton and supported on the bottom closure flaps with the handles of the respective mop heads alternately extending downwardly and upwardly.

Fitted into the carton and shipped with the mops is a connecting and display rack member 42, Fig. 6, that is formed from a struck corrugated board blank 43 folded to provide a separate tube, Fig. 5. This connecting and rack member or tube has an upper rack portion 44 with twelve holes 45 therein. These holes 45 are equally spaced from one another and are adapted to receive the handles 40 of the mops 39 when they are displayed. Foldable upon one side of the display rack portion 44 are spaced side portions 46 and 47 which are separated to provide a slot 48 and foldable respectively along fold lines 46- and 47. At the other side of the rack portion 44 are spaced side portions 50 and 51 which are separated to provide a slot 52 and foldable respectively along fold lines 50' and 51'. To the side portions 50 and 51 there are respectively foldably connected at 54' and 55 bottom rack portions 54 and 55 having respectively holes 56 and 57 for receiving the mop handles 40. The bottom rack portions 54 and 55 respectively have end tabs 58 and 59 foldable respectively along fold lines 60 and 61 and are united respectively with the side portions 46 and 47, as shown in Fig. 6. The bottom rack portions 54 and 55 and the tabs 58 and 59 are separated to provide a continuation of the slot 52.

Thus, there is a tube with holes in the upper and bottom rack portions and slots in side and bottom rack portions. This tube 42 serves three functions, namely, it holds the mops upright by the provision of upper and lower holes, it forms a top for both half boxes, and it can he slipped into the outer box without taking any space and in such a manner to strengthen the outer box or shipping carton for the purpose of shipment.

This combined connecting and rack member 42 is slid in an endwise manner into the open end of the carton for shipment with the mops and the respective portions will lie flush with the inner sides of the carton panels in the manner as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. With this connecting and rack member 4-2 in place within the carton, the top closure flaps 12, 1'7, 20 and 24 can be folded over, with the side flaps 17 and 29 lying under the front and rear flaps 12 and 20. An adhesive tape 64 is secured over the front and rear flaps 12 and 2t}, and the upper ends of the side portions 16 and 22. The mops along with the connecting and rack member 22 will be thus contained in the carton and made ready for shipment.

When the carton is received by the dealer and it is desired to put the mops on display, the top flaps are opened and mops 39 and the member 42 are removed. The carton is then out along printed lines 65, 66 and 67. This cutting is thus effected through the side and rear panels. The front panel has a printed line 68 on which the severed sections of the carton are folded. The top section is folded downwardly as illustrated at Fig. 7, until it lies beside the bottom section, in the manner shown in Fig. 8. The connecting and rack member 42 is lowered into the open ends of the top and bottom sections in the manner illustrated in Fig. 8. The opposite cuts along lines 65 and 67 are diagonally made so that when the connecting and rack member 42 is put in place in the open ends, the rack portion 44 having the holes 45 will extend in an inclined manner and face the customer. The slots 48 and 52 form a transverse slot across the tube to receive the folded front panel 11. The side edges of the slots will unite with the inner sides of the sections and will prevent the sections from being hinged upwardly. They will thus hold the sections together for the purpose of providing the display rack. The handles 40 of the mops will extend downwardly through the holes 45 in the upper rack portion 44 and through the holes 56 and 57 in the respective bottom rack portions 54 and 55. All of the mops will thus be adequately displayed and use will be made of the shipping carton to provide the stand for the rack.

In order that the connecting and rack member 42 will be inserted in such a manner that its rack portions will be inclined, the slots and the side portions or ends of the rack tube are diagonally cut to be inclined as shown best in Figs. 2 and 8 relative to the rack portions so that when the side portions 46, 47, 50 and 51 are extended into the open ends of the cut sections, their edges will lie parallel to the vertical inner walls of the front and rear panels.

In order to prevent the connecting and rack member 42. from dropping into the bottom of the cut sections, the rack portion 44 has extended edges 44' and 44" that extend over the cut rear panel edges of the sections.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention, as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A carton display rack for mops, brooms or the like, comprising an elongated tubular box having conventional closure flaps at the opposite ends thereof and joined front, rear and side panels, said tubular box severed by a cut made across three of the panels thereof to provide two box parts, the remaining panel being folded so that the two parts of the box lie against each other upon the box ends, and a separate tube adapted to fit into and be shipped with the tubular box, said tube placed in the cut openings of the box parts, and having a transverse slot for receiving and retaining the remaining panel along the fold thereof, said tube further having upper and lower rack portions with corresponding holes therein for receiving the handle sticks of the mops, brooms or the like.

2. A carton display rack for mops, brooms or the like as defined in claim 1, and opposite panels of the tubular box being cut diagonally to provide inclined open edges of the cut openings of the box parts and said separate tube having its open ends cut diagonally and parallel to each other to be accommodated in the diagonally cut openings of the box parts and with its upper rack portion lying between the inclined cut open edges.

3. A carton display rack for mops, brooms or the like as defined in claim 1, and the upper rack portion having its opposite ends extended to overlie the cut openings of the box parts whereby to support the separate tube in cut openings and upon the cut edges thereof.

4. A carton display rack for mops, brooms or the like comprising an elongated tubular box closed at its opposite ends cut in two parts and the two parts lying side by side with the closed ends serving to support the parts and a separate tube adapted to fit in and be shipped with the box, said separate tube supported in the cut openings of the box parts and having a transverse slot receiving and retaining the adjacent sides of the two parts to hold the parts together, said tube further having upper and lower rack portions with corresponding holes therein for receiving the handle sticks of the mops, brooms or the like.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 893,355 McIntyre July 14, 1908 1,356,588 Bacher Oct. 26, 1920 2,420,773 Dorfman May 20, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,804 Australia Sept. 28, 1926 .Lli a: 

